Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 57 | 1786 | 3578 | 4097 | 5176 | 4697 | 4021 | 4150 | 2343 | 1676 | 1313 | 908 | 828 | 749 | 617 | 536 | 441 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.66m | 5:54PM1.77m | 6:11AM1.65m | 6:35PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.34m | 11:41AM0.29m | 00:12AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 33 | 56 | 104 | 127 | 181 | 229 | 149 | 3103 | 2343 | 1676 | 1313 | 908 | 828 | 749 | 617 | 536 | 441 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 57 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 158 | 8 | 336 | 299 | 342 | 440 | 294 | 300 | 301 | 295 | 368 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 10 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 82 | 57 | 79 | 17 | 10 | — | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 50 | 1786 | 3578 | 4097 | 5176 | 4697 | 4021 | 4150 | 1170 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 171 | 216 | 216 | 220 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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